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  From: big mal <moose@lynx.net.au>
  To  : MIG <khaey001@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au>
  Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 23:15:50 +1030

Re: X and mouse problem

MIG wrote:
> 
> D'day everyone
> 
> I just installed RH6.0 and can't get X windows to work. It detected my
> VideoCard ok. (Tseng Labs) Chose resulution and went to test X and stoped
> there with a black screen. Monitor has an LCD and says it's getting
> signal, correct resolutions and frequency (as I selected) but screen is
> back and no action. Once it came out of it with an error. I tried to chose
> different settings and it never comes out of it again. CTRL+ALT+DEL was my
> solution. I could not reproduce the error and can't remember it.
> With RH5.0 it got detected and worked 10/10 times every and any install on
> resolution!
> 
> Mouse does not work either. I am using mouseconfig to select a mouse type
> and I tried them all now. It's 6 year old Mitsumi mouse. with RH5.0 mouse
> worked fine with Logitech and worked somehow with M$. Now it does not wotk
> at all. When I move it occasionaly jumps in random directions, but usualy
> does nothing. I tried connecting M$ mouse, but same story.
> 
> Here comes part where I need to give you more info. I am sill new so tell
> me what info I need to supply and how to get it, pleeaaaase!
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> Eugene
> 
> ps. Maybe I should go back to RH5.0 :)
> 
> 

I've found XF86Setup useful in the past. note the case

mal

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